I am also emotional, stubborn, incurably optimistic and, above all, fortunate. I am Nandana Sen, actress, author, editor, filmmaker, scriptwriter, child rights: activist , , All packed into one svelte package. Indeed, life has thrown many inspirations my way alongwith rather wonderful and difficult challenges and I ‘ve tackled each one with élan and a sense of humour. ILLUSTRIOUS FAMILY I am the daughter of Nobel Laureate and Bharat Ratna recipient economist Amartya Sen and Padma Shri winner Bengall writer Nabeneeta Dev Sen. My siblings are Antara, Kabir and Indrani. And because both my parents are trailblazers in their own fields, they have instilled a great deal of confidence in me. I’ve, in fact, changed my life around several times over and, miraculously, never felt scared of failure. My parents have always placed a lot of trust in me, given me a great deal of freedom and emotional support. And I’m extremely close to both of them though in totally different ways, My baba will

Shanti Dynamite

UK-born Shanti Dynamite tells Sumita Chakraborty all about her ‘adult star’ life and why she is now entering Bollywood, Move over Sunny Leone… The super sexy Shanti Dynamite, one of UK’s top adult film actresses, has succumbed to the razzle-dazzle of Bollywood films! Coming from thetitillating celluloid adult film industry, Shanti Dynamite is now all geared up to don a chiffon sari and shake her booty in the rain like Madhuri Dixit. Voted as one of the 50 Sexiest Women of Asia by the British newspaper ‘Eastern Eye’, Shanti Dynamite began her career in her teens as a glamorous topless model on ‘Hotel Voyeur’, a UK-based topless show. Currently, she is the official ‘Playboy’ girl who does a live adult chat show called ‘Playboy TV UK’. She’s also ready to start filming ‘I Love Dubai’. In India, Shanti is all set to woo things like ‘Shanti is Chhota Sunny!’ I am my own person and I am not her. I have watched a bit of 1,1 ism 2′ and I can’t say she is a phenomenal actress. What Sunny Leone is doing is a repetition of what she only can do. I want people to appreciate my work and not just discover my body. If I wanted to sell my body, I would have stayed in the adult film industry. Why would I come to Bollywood? I want to prove to the audience that I am much more than a hot girl with big boobs. I aspired to be an actress in Bollywood much before Sunny Leone came to this place. As a child, I grew up watching Sushmita Sen, Kajol, Juni Chawla and then